Re: 6/1 evening smokes

Mouse wrote:
Ed Duncan wrote:
Evening greets all. Pleasant 50,clear in Western NY.
After dinner, DGT '06 Pegasus in Castello OldeAntiquari Greatline, tea/
reading evening "rag" on the side. Shortly.....to the chats.

Ed Duncan, Batavia, NY
pipe since '62, brain addled/mindless forever

Good evening Ed, asp,
I received my TAD order today and immediately opened a tin of MacB Honey and Chocolate and smoked a bowl. It was not what I was expecting and the jury is still out on it. It was far less sweet than a good VA which was a surprise as my past experiences with cavendish had me expecting goo. In fact, it wasn't sweet at all. Initial impression was that it tasted alkaline and dry and bitter chocolate, not much in the way of honey aroma in the smoke, though it was noticeable in the tin. I think tomorrow I will try mixing it with some sweet va, possibly G&H Rich dark honeydew or 5100.
Mouse

I had the same reaction to H&C. I love the tin aroma but the smoke...not so much. At first it was growing on me but it seemed to hit a wall and flatten out.
I'll try mixing it with some straight virginia and see what happens though honestly I don't have much hope. Maybe if the H&C is used as a condiment?

MacB VF in a Stanwell.

Ken in Miami
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